Monday, April 1, 2013

WB TV Moves 'Suburgatory' To Real Life Town

WARNER BROS. TELEVISION TO BRING FICTIONAL TV TOWN FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMEDY SUBURGATORY TO LIFE IN LATE 2013

STUDIO HAS SECURED 400 ACRES OF LAND IN UPSTATE NEW YORK TOCREATE A REAL-LIFE REPLICA OF FICTIONAL TOWN CHATSWIN; VIEWERSWILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME OFFICIAL RESIDENTS!

Series Star Ana Gasteyer Will Relocate Her Family to Chatswin

Twitter Pitch: WBTV to build real-life town based on fictional Chatswin from @SuburgatoryABC. Click here for info: http://bit.ly/104iZsA #suburgatory
BURBANK, Calif. (April 1, 2013) — Life imitates art when Warner Bros. Television’s Wednesday night comedy Suburgatory
(Wednesdays 8:30/7:30c on ABC) goes where no other scripted series has
gone before: from TV town to real-life town. The Studio has secured 400
acres of unclaimed land in upstate New York and will soon break ground
to create a new town, inspired by the series’ fictional town of
Chatswin. Suburgatory will film upcoming episodes of the series
on location in the new town, as signature businesses such as A Crystal
Cup of Crystals, Chatswin High School, Chatswin Country Club and The
Gurt Locker become working establishments.

Embracing the idea, Suburgatory star Ana Gasteyer has signed
on to relocate from New York City so she and her family can become
full-time residents of Chatswin. As part of this immersive experience,
Gasteyer — when not in production — has agreed to occasionally host
dinners, craft-making parties and gardening events as her character,
Sheila Shay, in an attempt to connect with fans. A reunion of Sheila’s
Pets is even being planned for fall! Involvement by additional cast
members will be announced at a later date.

In another first, viewers of Suburgatory will have the
opportunity to become official residents of Chatswin. All details —
including home listings, job openings and educational enrollment — can
be found at www.thewb.com/suburgatory.

About Suburgatory
In this clever comedy created by Emily Kapnek, 16-year-old Tessa (Jane
Levy) is uprooted from her beloved New York City and planted in the
suburban “purgatory” of Chatswin. But the suburbs aren’t all
bad, as Tessa and her dad, George (Jeremy Sisto), discover — you just
have to see things in a certain light. In addition to Sisto and Levy,
the series stars Ana Gasteyer, Rex Lee, Chris Parnell, Carly Chaikin,
Allie Grant with Alan Tudyk and Cheryl Hines. Produced by Piece of Pie
Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Kapnek serves
as executive producer.